The Sidney Daily News is a newspaper published in Sidney, Ohio

Sidney, Ohio

Sidney is a city in Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The population was 20,211 at the 2000 census. It is named after English poet Sir Phillip Sidney and is the county seat of Shelby County.Sidney was the recipient of the 1964 All-America City Award...

. It is published each day of the week except Sunday and Tuesday.

History

The Sidney Daily News was previously known as the Shelby County Democrat when it was purchased in 1876 by Amos Publishing founder General James Oliver Amos. The newspaper remained in the hands of the Amos family through 1999. In 2003, Brown Publishing Company

Brown Publishing Company

The Brown Publishing Company was a privately owned Cincinnati, Ohio newspaper business started by Congressman Clarence J. Brown in 1920 which ended a 90-year run in August/September, 2010 with its bankruptcy and sale of its assets to a new company formed by its creditors and called Ohio Community...

 purchased The Sidney Daily News from Amos Press,
and in February 2009, Tuesday editions were halted due to the weak economy.
Brown Publishing filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on April 30, 2010.

The Sidney Daily News combined with several other Brown-owned papers in nearby commnunities are now owned by Ohio Community Media Incorporated based at its central printing location in Tipp City, Ohio under the moniker of I-75 Newspapers.

A complete list of newspapers owned by Ohio Community Media can be found at the company website.

Other newspapers owned by Ohio Community Media

(partial listing)

• Piqua Daily Call
• Troy Daily News
• Urbana Daily Citizen
• Indian Lake Current
• Xenia Daily Gazette
• Eaton Register-Herald